Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-03


over this beautiful city of the plain whose
very sides drop fstness. No city in the
Stale has more assured prosperity
than Tulare, where cattle are fat and
abundant, alfalfa is in perpetual growth,
grain crops never fail and grapes and
other fruits give the most astonishing
yields. Of this grand locality, the
Farmer and Dealer says:
"Tulare ranks sixth in size in the
counties of the State, having an area of
6406 square miles, Or 4, 10000 acres. 1t
is larger than the State of Connecticut,
Rhode Island or Delaware, and is nearly
as extensive as New Jersey. Yet while
these States had in 1885 populations re.
spectively of $4,000, 304 1000, $50, 1000,
and l,27S.000, Tulare county has but
about 20, 600 inhabitants or three to each
square mile of its surface. What this
means by comparison may be seen when
it is remembered that in Belgium pop.
ulation is supported of over 500 to the
square mile. In this proportion Tulare
would have total of 3, 200, 900 people.
Taking the ratio of New Jersey, which
is l34 to the square mile, and even then
Tulare would make the very respectable
showing of $50. 900 inhabitants.
''The disparity in taxable wealth is al
most equal to that in population. In
1880 Tulare had real estate valuation
of $4, 100000 and personal assessment
of 81, l94, 900, making total of S5 204,.
900. Since 1880 the valuation has in.
creased in proportion until in 1856 it was
over $ll 100000.
This was written several weeks ago,
and since that time the value of real
property has very materially advanced,
so that an assessed value of SIS, 600, 900
would more nearly represent the value
of property than the above. Tulare is
surrounded by orchards of the
most delicious deciduous fruit.
Messrs. Paige and Morton have
an orchard of $50 acres, besides
large nursery of all kinds Of trees,
and large fruit cannery to prepare and
preserve their fruit for the markets.
They have also vineyard of Sultana
and Muscat grapes. This plantation,
although but two years old, is q perfect
astonishment to visitors. The trees are
as large as six.year-old trees in the At.
lantic states, and the vines are very
large, and both trees and vines are yield.
ing well. Bowley Brothers and many
others are producing large crops aronnd
the city.
RAIsIN MAKING.
The rich soil of Tulare pro.
duces the most astonishing crops of
grapes and the warm, rainless autumn
cures these crops into the finest of rails
ins. The clusters are large, closely
formed and perfectly beautiful. Samples
of these raisins are to be seen at the
Tulare exposition rooms, $50 North
Main street, in Los Angeles. All the
advantages for raisin making seem com.
bined in Talare county, and the city
will soon be known as the great raisn
market of California.
Tulare is surrounded by colonies of
which mention will be made hereafter.
The city itself will be large and prosper.
GUS on account of its opulence of natural
advantages. Some persons seem to
think that large cities do not grow up
away from navigable streams. Such
persons do not know of indianapolis,
Scranton, Atlanta, Denver, Madrid,
Berlin, Utica and hundred other cities
that flourish in the interior of country.
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Tulare city will be large town in the
near future. There is work enough to
be done around that town to employ
100. 900 people. The $50 miles of irri-
eating canals can be extended 500 miles
and the 200 artesian wells to 1000 while
the forests and the mines with the dair.
les, the grain the fruit and the wine will
furnish employment for 250, 900 people
in this rich county.
Land in small parcels with water is
selling in the surrounding colonies at
$40 per acre, and each acre is worth four
acres in the States across the mount.
aims.
NEWSPAPERS OF TULARE.
Tulare is fortunate in having live
newspapers to set forth the industrial |
resources and possibilities of that sec.
ton. The Democratic Free Press, pub
lished by La Fortune & Woodruff, if a |
handsome, well-edited and energetic
sheet that is doing good work for that
part of the country. The weekly Reg.
lister is a very handsome paper of great
ability and usefulness. It is published |
by Pillsbury & Ellsworth, and Is credit |
to the town and the publishers. 1t is
an eight.column sheet, with frequently q
supplement. 1t is pleasant TO see that
it is we'll supported by the public. Both
of these journals are doing great good In
this section of the State. Further no.
tices of this county will shortly appear.